Brooke Hogan, daughter of recently deceased pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan, did not attend her father's funeral Tuesday.
The WWE star was estranged from his daughter for years prior to his death. Brooke Hogan said that while there was no "big fight," their estrangement was due to “a series of private phone calls no one will ever hear, know or understand."
Instead of attending the funeral, Brooke celebrated her father's life with her husband and newborn twins at the beach.
- MIAMI - JANUARY 28: Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and his daughter Brooke are seen arriving at the Ritz Carlton South Beach on January 28, 2006 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Ralph Notaro/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK - MARCH 15: (U.S. TABS OUT) Wrestler Hulk Hogan with his family, son Nick, wife Linda and daughter Brooke pose back stage after appearing on MTV's Total Request Live at MTV's Time Square Studios March 15, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
- Brooke Hogan, rapper Stacks (stylized Stack$, Yannique Barker) and wrestler Hulk Hogan at Sobe Live in Miami, Florida on March 2, 2007. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
- MIAMI BEACH, FL - AUGUST 28: Singer Brooke Hogan, her father wrestler Hulk Hogan and their family arrive at a party for photographer David LaChapelle At Mansion nightclub August 28, 2004 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
- UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - AUGUST 14: Linda Hogan, Nick Hogan, Brooke Hogan and Hulk Hogan arrive at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk on August 14, 2005 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
In an Instagram post the day of the funeral, she commented, "My father hated the morbidity of funerals."
Further down, she wrote, "I had to make my own decision to honor him the best and most genuine way I knew how ... privately... the way that made me feel the closest to him."
According to a medical examiner's report, Terry Bollea - better known as Hulk Hogan - died July 24. An acute myocardial infarction, or a heart attack, caused his death, a consequence of atrial fibrillation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a kind of slow-moving cancer.
The younger Hogan, however, carries doubts about her father's cause of death.
According to E! Magazine, she said, "They're saying, ‘Oh, he had leukemia.’ And I saw his blood work every time. One doctor, I quote, said his blood is like a 25-year-old’s."
Later in the interview, she said that "we don't have cancer that runs in our family. It just seems weird."
The wrestler is survived by his wife, Sky Daily, daughter Brooke, son Nick and ex-wife Linda Claridge.
Source: The Hill - News